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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 532

A FINE LARGE MOLDED CELADON- GLAZED BOWL, QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PE RIOD
Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 USD

A FINE LARGE MOLDED CELADON-GLAZED BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
清乾隆 粉青釉折枝花果紋大盌 《大清乾隆年製》款

the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, the exterior finely molded and decorated in white
slip with sprays of pomegranate, peaches, lychee, and ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron suspended above resplendent boughs of auspicious
flowers including, peony, lotus, prunus, and aster, covered overall in a lustrous seafoam-green glaze save for the rim and footring,
the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, wood stand (2)

Diameter 13⅜ in., 34 cm

Provenance
Collection of Dr. Ho-Ching (1900-1963) and Mme. Von Sung (1903-2005) Yang, acquired between 1939 and 1955, and thence by
descent.

來源
楊和慶醫生（1900-1963）及楊宋鳳蓀（1903-2005）伉儷收藏，得於1939至1955年之間，此後家族傳承

Catalogue Note
The present example belongs to a rare group of large celadon-glazed bowls decorated to the exterior with fruiting and flowering
auspicious plants in shallow relief. These bowls were made during the Yongzheng (r. 1723-1735) and Qianlong (r. 1735-1796) reigns

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